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Help with gain setting with line output converter
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<blockquote data-quote="Lasherž" data-source="post: 8704791" data-attributes="member: 679555"><p>Well look at it this way. If you want the closest thing you can get to good quality signal without replacing the head unit then 100 dollars is about the cheapest you can get unless you go used market. Yes it will help with the bass volume, it will allow your amp to actually stretch its legs. Right now it's a good thing your amp gain doesn't go any higher because it would likely hit some distortion and peak all at once.</p><p></p><p>Your signal is weak and that's dangerous. Even if you don't use the bass boost. Effectively your amp is probably getting like a sub 1v signal and that's not too far away from what you can get from interference from a close power cable. If you amplify the power cable interference it will demand more power to produce it, which will cause more interference... It's like someone putting the mic in front of the speaker, except with bass and it'll potentially damage your amplifier, your subwoofer, maybe even your hearing when the amp output goes to pure square waves.</p><p></p><p>The best case scenario for you is to get a new head unit, but that will come with a conversion kit custom to your car and will run you probably 500 dollars just to put a junky one in there, maybe more and 700 to get something decent. The alternative is the 100 dollar LOC. It's the cheapest option that allows you to keep stock with minimal sacrifices. The LC2i produces so much signal that you'll barely need to touch your gain knob (up to 8.5v rms) and it also corrects the bass curve which is crucial for enjoying bass at different volumes without drastic changes in intensity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lasherž, post: 8704791, member: 679555"] Well look at it this way. If you want the closest thing you can get to good quality signal without replacing the head unit then 100 dollars is about the cheapest you can get unless you go used market. Yes it will help with the bass volume, it will allow your amp to actually stretch its legs. Right now it's a good thing your amp gain doesn't go any higher because it would likely hit some distortion and peak all at once. Your signal is weak and that's dangerous. Even if you don't use the bass boost. Effectively your amp is probably getting like a sub 1v signal and that's not too far away from what you can get from interference from a close power cable. If you amplify the power cable interference it will demand more power to produce it, which will cause more interference... It's like someone putting the mic in front of the speaker, except with bass and it'll potentially damage your amplifier, your subwoofer, maybe even your hearing when the amp output goes to pure square waves. The best case scenario for you is to get a new head unit, but that will come with a conversion kit custom to your car and will run you probably 500 dollars just to put a junky one in there, maybe more and 700 to get something decent. The alternative is the 100 dollar LOC. It's the cheapest option that allows you to keep stock with minimal sacrifices. The LC2i produces so much signal that you'll barely need to touch your gain knob (up to 8.5v rms) and it also corrects the bass curve which is crucial for enjoying bass at different volumes without drastic changes in intensity. [/QUOTE]
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